A. L. Sprague

2.7k total citations
73 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

A. L. Sprague is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, A. L. Sprague has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 20 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 12 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in A. L. Sprague's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (63 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (57 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (18 papers). A. L. Sprague is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (63 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (57 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (18 papers). A. L. Sprague collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Italy. A. L. Sprague's co-authors include R. W. H. Kozlowski, D. M. Hunten, F. C. Witteborn, Joshua P. Emery, T. L. Roush, D. H. Wooden, D. P. Cruikshank, J. Warell, W. Schmitt and W. K. Wells and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. L. Sprague

70 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. L. Sprague United States 22 1.3k 363 162 146 111 73 1.4k
D. Hamara United States 13 1.2k 0.9× 331 0.9× 129 0.8× 208 1.4× 91 0.8× 34 1.3k
P. Cerroni Italy 20 895 0.7× 228 0.6× 114 0.7× 169 1.2× 221 2.0× 61 1.0k
R. C. Wiens United States 13 948 0.7× 132 0.4× 130 0.8× 100 0.7× 128 1.2× 71 1.1k
Larry G. Evans United States 21 1.4k 1.1× 454 1.3× 112 0.7× 353 2.4× 152 1.4× 48 1.6k
S. K. Noble United States 16 1.9k 1.4× 291 0.8× 207 1.3× 314 2.2× 292 2.6× 56 2.0k
J. P. Bibring France 18 1.4k 1.0× 302 0.8× 229 1.4× 85 0.6× 126 1.1× 115 1.5k
G. J. Flynn United States 21 1.6k 1.2× 326 0.9× 71 0.4× 287 2.0× 224 2.0× 124 1.7k
Pavel Spurný Czechia 28 2.3k 1.7× 386 1.1× 134 0.8× 354 2.4× 139 1.3× 133 2.4k
D. E. Brownlee United States 21 1.4k 1.1× 389 1.1× 129 0.8× 159 1.1× 243 2.2× 80 1.7k
J. Goldsten United States 21 1.7k 1.3× 568 1.6× 172 1.1× 401 2.7× 142 1.3× 77 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. L. Sprague

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Evans, L. G., P. N. Peplowski, R. M. Killen, A. E. Potter, & A. L. Sprague. (2013). Variable Sodium on the Surface of Mercury: Implications for Surface Chemistry and the Exosphere. LPI. 2033. 2 indexed citations
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Klima, R. L., N. R. Izenberg, S. L. Murchie, et al.. (2013). Constraining the Ferrous Iron Content of Silicate Minerals in Mercury's Crust. LPI. 1602. 4 indexed citations
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D’Amore, Mario, J. Helbert, Alessandro Maturilli, et al.. (2012). Global Classification of MESSENGER Spectral Reflectance Data and a Detailed Look at Rudaki Plains. LPI. 1413. 1 indexed citations
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Cassidy, Timothy A., A. W. Merkel, W. E. McClintock, et al.. (2012). Mercury's Seasonal Sodium Exosphere. epsc. 1 indexed citations
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Vilas, F., D. L. Domingue, A. L. Sprague, et al.. (2012). Search for Absorption Features in Mercury's Visible Reflectance Spectra: Recent Results from MESSENGER. 1330. 1 indexed citations
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Zolotov, M. Yu., A. L. Sprague, L. R. Nittler, et al.. (2011). Implications of the MESSENGER Discovery of High Sulfur Abundance on the Surface of Mercury. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 4 indexed citations
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Orlando, Thomas M., A. L. Sprague, G. A. Grieves, et al.. (2010). Electron Stimulated Desorption as a Source Mechanism for Ions in Mercury's Space Environment. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2246. 1 indexed citations
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Vervack, Ronald J., W. E. McClintock, E. T. Bradley, et al.. (2009). MESSENGER Observations of Mercury's Exosphere: Discoveries and Surprises from the First Two Flybys. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2220. 2 indexed citations
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Gaskell, R. W., et al.. (2008). Topography of Mercury from Imaging Data. DPS. 2 indexed citations
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Sprague, A. L., et al.. (2008). Mercury: Mg-rich Mineralogy with K-spar and Garnet. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1320. 4 indexed citations
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Blewett, D. T., M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, et al.. (2008). Comparison of the Color Properties of Selected Features on Mercury from Mariner 10 and MESSENGER Multispectral Images. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Izenberg, N. R., W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, et al.. (2008). High-Spatial-Resolution Visible to Near-Infrared Reflectance of Mercury's Surface Obtained During the First MESSENGER Flyby. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1276. 1 indexed citations
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Evans, L. G., T. J. McCoy, A. L. Sprague, et al.. (2008). X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Spectrometer Observations of the Elemental Composition of the Equatorial Region of Mercury: Testing Formation Models. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1205. 2 indexed citations
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Vilas, F., A. L. Sprague, N. R. Izenberg, et al.. (2008). Ultraviolet Reflectance Spectra of Mercury's Surface Acquired with the UltraViolet and Visible Spectrometer During the First MESSENGER Flyby. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1212. 1 indexed citations
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McClintock, W. E., E. T. Bradley, N. R. Izenberg, et al.. (2008). Observations of Mercury's Exosphere by the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer During the First MESSENGER Flyby. LPI. 1353. 1 indexed citations
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McClintock, W. E., G. M. Holsclaw, M. S. Robinson, et al.. (2008). Spectroscopic Observations of Mercury's Surface by the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer During the First MESSENGER Flyby. LPI. 1330. 1 indexed citations
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Hanna, K. L. Donaldson, et al.. (2007). Mercury and the Moon: Initial Findings from Mid-Infrared Spectroscopic Measurements of the Surface. LPI. 2291. 7 indexed citations
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Sprague, A. L., et al.. (2006). Tracer transport in the NASA-Ames GCM. 271. 1 indexed citations
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Shkuratov, Yu. G., D. G. Stankevich, Michael L. Sitko, & A. L. Sprague. (2000). Thermal Emission Indicatrix for Rough Planetary Surfaces at Arbitrary Heating/Observing Geometry. ASPC. 196. 221–230. 4 indexed citations
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Sprague, A. L., R. W. H. Kozlowski, F. C. Witteborn, D. P. Cruikshank, & D. H. Wooden. (1994). Mercury: Evidence for anorthosite and basalt from mid-infrared (7.3-13.5 micrometers) spectroscopy. Icarus. 109(1). 11 indexed citations

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